#cec8df

Color #cec8df

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8df

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 223)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 26.4%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 10.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(81.71, 6.39, -10.65)

LCH

lch(81.71, 12.42, 300.96)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.0323, 297.68)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 78.4%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9dfc8

Analogous

#c8cddf

#cec8df

#d9c8df

Triadic

#cec8df

#dfcec8

#c8dfce

Split-complementary

#cec8df

#dfd9c8

#cddfc8

Tetradic

#cec8df

#dfc8d9

#d9dfc8

#c8dfce

Square

#cec8df

#dfc8cd

#d9dfc8

#c8dfd9

Shades

Color #cec8df mixed toward black.

#a69bc5

#7f6fab

#5c4e86

#3e3459

#1f1a2d

Tints

Color #cec8df mixed toward white.

#d6d1e4

#dedaea

#e6e3ef

#efedf4

#f7f6fa

Tones

Color #cec8df mixed toward gray.

#cfcadd

#d0ccdb

#d1ced9

#d2d0d7

#d2d1d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbda · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#ccccd8 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#ced5d4 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 10.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8df]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#cec8df (#cec8df) is rgb(206, 200, 223) in RGB.

No, #cec8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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